David Braben looks at the future of the industry now that motion controls are here to stay
Read More »Move, Kinect to lift peripherals market
Kinect and Move might herald a new era for peripherals and accessories firms. Companies such as Exspect, Venom, Pinpoint and Hubb are planning to refresh their ranges to fit the new Microsoft and Sony devices. E3 opened up a whole new world of possibilities for accessories,” Venom’s business development manager …
Read More »Flight Control sets course for PS3
Siliconera is reporting that Firemint’s hugely popular line-drawing puzzle game Flight Control is heading for a PSN release as a PlayStation Move compatible title. The claims come as part of the confirmed launch date of September 15th for Move in Korea. Two other PSN Move games have also been announced …
Read More »Has EA opened a Kinect studio?
Publisherâ??s Salt Lake outfit, once Wii-focused, is moving to spacious new surroundings
Read More »The price of motion control?
Kinect is good value. Kinect is far too expensive. Kinect should have been cheaper. Whichever one of those statements you choose to believe, Microsoft has rationalised its belief that Kinect is better value than either of its rivals by putting it down in two graphs. Here they are, courtesy of …
Read More »Lewis defends Kinect RRP
As the industry continues to digest the 129.99 RRP placed upon Xbox 360 Kinect by Microsoft, its European VP of interactive entertainment business Chris Lewis has defended the decision to aim high with its pricing strategy. We researched it heavily,” he told MCV. As with most things, we do massive …
Read More »Sony reveals Move console bundle
The first pictures of Sony’s PlayStation Move hardware bundle have been posted on the US PlayStation blog. The SKU will include a Slim PS3 console, one Dualshock 3 controller, a PlayStation Eye camera and a Move wand controller, as well as a copy of Sports Champions. It will retail for …
Read More »Move priced for profit
UPDATE: Sony has contacted MCV to say that the Move controller will retail for 24.99, the same price as the PlayStation Eye. Having taken four years to get to the point where each PS3 console sold actually returns a profit, Sony has confirmed that it will be making money from …
Read More »More core support for PS Move
R.U.S.E. will make use of PlayStation Move, Ubisoft has revealed at a press event in London. It is the latest in a line of products aimed at core gamers that makes use of PlayStation Move. It further backs up SCEE President Andrew House’ claim that Move will be ideal for …
Read More »JAPAN: Move launch line-up unveiled
Sony has revealed its launch titles and promotional plans for PlayStation Move in Japan, including prices and hardware bundles. The motion-sensing device will launch on October 21st – more than one month after the US and UK releases on September 19th and September 15th respectively. A Move motion controller will …
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